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Sunday, 28 July 2013

Week 99- boys with tails, Pinkstinks and Spider-Man helmets...

Well, free wheel down hills
and push it back up, usually with the handle bars laden with plastic bags, like
a shopping trolley extension.

But the intention was there.

I was biking into work until I was about six months pregnant,
when one day, I got off, realised how a) knackered I was and b) it gave me massive crotch ache,
and though nooooooooooooo thanks.

So I chained it to the lamppost near my office, and there
it stayed for three months, where I occasionally picked it up when pissed
revellers had kicked it over.

Ben retrieved it the week before Nancy was born. By which
point it wasn’t even good enough for the bike man down the road to pick up for
a tenner. And he'll buy anything.

So my dad has got us one for our combined birthday and
Christmas presents from now to eternity.

When we were in the bike shop, the fella was asking about
helmets for Nancy, and showed me a selection of bright pink, flowery hats for
little girls, and was surprised when I opted for the Spider-Man one for her.

Now, this wasn’t meant to be a one women protest about gender
stereotype, although he did guide me towards blue helmets for me afterwards.

The Spider-Man one was loads cooler.

But why is it that the choice has to be limited to varying shades of
pink for girls?

Why can’t it be lots of different colours, and if you
choose pink, then fabbo?

And the older Nancy gets, the more aware I am of the lack
of choice.

How you have to opt for either girls or boys swimsuits in Boots.
Bright pink flowers or bright blue with a truck on the front.

Where’s the choice? Where’s the greens, the yellows, the beiges?

Or pink Lego. PINK LEGO? Now, this wouldn’t be so bad if
it was targeted at all children. But it’s described as ‘The perfect LEGO starter set for any girl!’ Really?
REALLY?

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I am founder and Co-Director of Broken Leg Theatre- www.brokenlegtheatre.org and Relationship Manager, Theatre at Arts Council England. I am also Nancy and Thomas's mum, and that's what my blog is about www.youcantakeherhomenow.blogspot.co.uk. And how life has changed since they came into our world. (It's not all about sleep deprivation, I promise...)